Course Syllabus
8th Grade Yearlong Class
Teacher: Madame Pascale Perreau
Email: pascale.perreau@ucps.k12.nc.us
Websites: 1. https://sites.google.com/site/perreaufrenchteaching/ (Links to an external site.)
2. 8thYL resource folder (Links to an external site.)
3. 8thYL class lessons (Links to an external site.)
4. homework (Links to an external site.)
Homework Calendar: https://sites.google.com/site/perreaufrenchteaching/8th-grade-yearlong-calendar (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)
Please make sure you always check the calendar on my webpage or in your student's resource folder in their chromebook for homework/projects due the following class. To help your child - use all of the resources on my website, especially Quizlet.
Tutoring hours available on request, usually in the morning from 7:45 AM till 8:15 AM.
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In this class, students will be introduced to the basics of the French language at the high school level I. They will learn vocabulary, common expressions and the fundamentals of grammar and pronunciation in order to progress towards authentic communication at the basic level. Listening, speaking, reading, writing and culture will be part of the process with higher emphasis on speaking and listening.
You will receive a book to use at home to study and will be responsible to return it in good shape at the end of the year.
- A binder with pockets and paper,
- A composition book
- A pencil with eraser,
- A dry erase black marker
- Your chromebook
Please make sure all the papers I give you (and there will be a lot) are in your binder. I will check regularly.
Policies and expectations of the French class:
- The 3 ‘R’s = Be Ready, Respectful and Responsible
- Have a “I want to learn” attitude and ask for help when you need it
- Be on time and ready to go when the class starts
- Follow all verbal and written instructions from the teacher
- Remain in your assigned seat unless otherwise directed
- Homework is NOT optional
Evaluation:
This credit-based High School (HS) course requires homework, interest in French and HS learning habits. To receive HS credits for this class and be placed in HS French 2, the student in this HS French 1 second language course must:
- 1) Pass the course with a minimum grade of 77, based on speaking, listening, reading, writing, cultural assessments as well as tests. There will be 2 benchmarks tests during the year.
- 2) Pass the level 1 County benchmarks and Final Exam with a minimum grade of 70. Said exam assesses speaking, listening, reading, grammar, writing and culture.
CURRICULUM CONTENT & PACING CHART
CHAPITRE PRELIMINAIRE
1. Francophone countries –names and location
2. Reasons to study and benefits of studying French
3. Numbers 0-20
4. The French alphabet
5. Accent and spelling marks
6. Classroom commands
7. Studying tips
CHAPITRE UN
1. Greeting people and saying goodbye
2. Asking how people are and telling how you are
3. Asking someone’s name and giving yours
4. Asking someone’s age and giving yours
5. Expressing likes, dislikes and preferences about things
6. The definite articles « le,la,l’ & les »
7. Introduction of concepts of gender & number
8. Expressing likes, dislikes and preferences about activities
9. Using the conjunctions “et, mais & ou” to express more complex ideas
10. Subject pronouns
11. Using “tu” and “vous” appropriately
12. Conjugation of the verb “aimer” / Conjugation of regular –er verbs
CHAPITRE DEUX
1. Comparing and contrasting French and American schools and grade levels
2. School subjects
3. Telling which school subjects one likes, dislikes or prefers
4. Agreeing and disagreeing
5. Using “si” instead of “oui” to contradict a negative statement
6. Asking for and giving information about one’s school schedule
7. Describing when using “le matin, l’après-midi, aujourd’hui, demain, and maintenant”
8. The verb “avoir”
9. Forming the negative of verbs
10. The days of the week
11. Using “le” + a day of the week to describe a repeated action
12. Number 21-59
13. Telling at what time one has class
14. Asking for and expressing opinions using “Comment trouves-tu…”
15. Giving an opinion using “C’est + adjective”
CHAPITRE TROIS
1. Common nouns associated with school
2. Using indefinite articles
3. Making and responding to requests for things using “avoir”
4. Asking others what they need and telling what you need using “il me faut…”
5. Expressing what one does not have using “pas de”
6. Telling what one would like using “je voudrais”
7. Shopping for various items of clothing, accessories, electronics & books/music
8. Demonstrative adjectives
9. Colors and agreement of colors; placement of adjectives of color
10. Numbers 60-999
11. Understanding French currency – the Euro
12. Asking and giving a price
13. Getting someone’s attention
14. Expressing and responding to thanks
● BENCHMARK 1 (test based on Chapitres Preliminaire to 3) – November or December
CHAPITRE QUATRE
1. Using jouer + à to talk about games and sports
2. Using faire + de to talk about other activities
3. Telling how much you like or dislike something using adverbs “bien, beaucoup, surtout, pas tellement, pas beaucoup and pas du tout”
4. Asking yes/no questions using “est-ce que”
5. Conjugation of the verb “faire”
6. The pronoun “on”
7. Asking what someone is doing or likes to do using “qu’est-ce que”
8. Weather expressions – asking about and describing the weather
9. The months of the year
10. Word order for writing the date (expansion of months lesson); giving one’s birthday
11. The seasons of the year; using the prepositions “en or au” to tell in which season
12. Expressing the temperature using degrees Celsius
13. Explaining the role of the “Maison des jeunes” in French life (MJC)
14. Making, accepting, and turning down suggestions
15. Using adverbs of frequency to tell how often you do something
16. Using “ne… jamais” to tell what you never do
17. Using “quand” to tell when one does various activities
CHAPITRE CINQ
1. Making suggestions using the pronoun “on”
2. Inviting someone by using “Est-ce que tu veux”
3. Making excuses (Concentration on “Je dois… ”)
4. Saying that you are hungry and telling what you would like to eat
5. Saying that you are thirsty and telling what you would like to drink
6. The verb “prendre”
7. Telling what one is “having” at a café; asking questions about the menu
8. Recommending a food or a drink to someone using the imperative of “prendre”
9. The imperative of regular –er verbs and “faire”
10. Ordering in a French café; asking questions about the menu
11. Making requests using “apportez-moi” and “donnez-moi”
12. Inquiring about and expressing likes and dislikes about food/drinks
13. Asking for and paying the check
CHAPITRE SIX
1. Weekend activities
2. Asking about a friend’s plans for the weekend and telling what you are going to do
3. The irregular verb “aller”
4. Places in the town/city
5. Saying that you are going to a place using contractions with “à + definite article”
6. Talking about future plans using the “future proche”
7. Extending and responding to invitations
8. Accepting and refusing invitations
9. Asking what one wants to do using the verb “vouloir”
10. Conjugation of the irregular verb “vouloir”
11. Information questions words (Quand, Où, Avec qui, A quelle heure)
12. Arranging to meet someone
● BENCHMARK 2 (test based on Chapitres Preliminaire to end of chapitre 5) – March/ April
CHAPITRE SEPT
1. Identifying people – family vocabulary
2. Possessions with “de”
3. Possessive adjectives (mon, ton, son, ma, ta, sa, mes, tes, ses)
4. Describing people (grand, gentil, mechant, content, timide,…)
5. Adjective agreement (il est + adjective, elle est + adjective)
6. The irregular verb “être”
● FINAL EXAM (test based on all the Chapitres) – May /June
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